August 31, 2012 Earthquake: Cagayan DE Oro, Tacloban, Philippines

2012, August 31, 12:47:3.3 UTC. One person killed and one injured at Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao. Several roads and bridges damaged and power outages occurred in several towns. A small landslide occurred on Mindanao. A local tsunami with wave heights of 0.03 meters observed at Davao, Mindanao and at Daet and Legaspi City, Luzon. Felt (VII PIVS) at Borongan, General MacArthur, Guiuan, Llorente, Oras and Sulat and (VI PIVS) at San Julian, Samar. Also felt (VII PIVS) at Tacloban and (VI PIVS) at Palo, Leyte. Felt (VI PIVS) on Siargao Island. Felt (V PIVS) at Duero,

Tagbilaran City and Talibon, Bohol; Panganiban,

Catanduanes Island; Cebu City, Cebu; Legaspi City and

Sorsogon, Luzon; Barobo, Bislig, Butuan, Carrascal,

Cateel, Compostela, Davao, Lingig, Mati and Tandag,

Mindanao; Iloilo and Roxas City, Panay. Felt (IV PIVS)

at Masbate, Masbate and at Bacolod and Dumaguete,

Negros. Felt (III PIVS) at Mambajao, Camiguin Island,

at Jordan, Guimaras Island and at Siquijor, Siquijor

Island. Felt (III) on Pulau Ternate, Indonesia. Also

felt at Koror, Palau. (reference #1053)

A 7.6-magnitude quake struck off the eastern coast of the Philippines late Friday, killing at least one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several towns and generating negligible tsunami surges... One house collapsed in southern Cagayan de Oro city, on the main southern island of Mindanao, killing a 54-year-old woman and injuring her 5-year-old grandson, who was being treated in a hospital, said the city's mayor, Vicente Emano.

The quake knocked out power in several other towns and cities across the central and southern Philippines, though it was restored in some areas later Friday, according to rescuers and local radio reports. (reference #9938)

TACLOBAN CITY -- One person died while ₱12 million worth of infrastructure was damaged from a strong earthquake off Eastern Visayas at the weekend, disaster management officials said. The loan fatality was from a landslide in Cagayan de Oro City, which experienced Intensity 3, according to a 6:00 a.m. report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). The magnitude 7.6 tremor, said the NDRRMC, was felt the strongest at Intensity 6 in six towns in Eastern Visayas (Guiuan, Oras, Sulat, Borongan City, Gen. Macarthur and Llorente) at 8:47 p.m. on Friday. The same intensity was recorded in Tacloban City, Leyte. Damage was listed for roads, bridges, school buildings, houses and other structures as the epicenter was recorded at over 100 kilometers off the coast of Guiuan town in Eastern Samar. (reference #9977)